The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-05-06
KNIGHTS or THE ROAD.

a Southern Pacific Train ueid In Tor
About rive Thousand Dollars Near Pa
page, Arizona. ~ Gang ~ Robbers.
who Alan stole the Englne. Mall aud Ex-
press Cars 90 make Their Escape an:
san fRA~cisco, April IA special 10
the Enfioin from Tucson. Ariz., says that
when the wcstbound Southern Pacific
overland traip was approaching Parug,
station, Wednesday evening, Engineer
Harper observed danger signals ahead.
and. upon coming TO stop. q gang o.
men. with pistols In hand, surrounded tho
engine aud express car and began shoot.
Ing. The express messenger kept his
door locked and the robbers, failing 10
make an impression on II with bars were
about 10 use giant powder when Tho
messenger succumbcd and opened the
door. The men went through the car, Sc.
curing what was within easy access, ana.
uncouphng the engine. baggage and cx.
presss car from the remainder Of the
train, compelled Harper 70 show them
how 10 work the engine, and this being
done, they elected him and ran the engine
six miles 10 Tucson. Here they left t.
During the run the robbers again went
through the mail and express cars /, !
supposed they secured about i've thousand
dollars in all No news OF the robbery
reached Tucson until after midnight A
relief train was sent 70 the scene earl,
Yesterday morning. None Of the passeu
gers were moested. A shcrlff's posse
mas gone 70 trail the robbers. They are
believed to be discharged railroadcrs
aud 10 be eight in number.
Upon rccc ipt Of the news In this city Of
the train robbery near Tucson, General
Manager Towne OF the Southern Pacific
issued q circular, TO be posted IN every
depot OF the company, offering a reward
Of Al 900 each for the arrest and convic-
ton OF the robbers. on behalf OF the rail
road company, and an additional sl,Oo on
the part OF the Wells, Fargo Express
Company.
In an interview Mr. Towne said: ''There
were i've shots fired BY the robbers into
the car after the train had been brought
TO stop. The robbers had placed ties on
the track and red signal was waved 70
stop. When the train came 10 a stand
siill the engineer and firemen Were
ordered to get on the engine, which they
did. Then they were each given a stick
OF giant powder, and were told that they
must compel the mail agents and express
messengers 10 open the cars or the rob
bcrs would compel them 10 light the
I uIHHulltt 10 ut>Itf AHE vars ttAtI
4 these threats the express messenger
and mail agents abandoned their
( cars. The robbers then uncorplel
\ the express and mail cars from the tram.
I and ran down a few miles. They goi ST.
4 600 from Wells, Fargo A. Co. The robher.
\ did not enter the passenger cars. They
4 left the engineer aud fireman standing By
4 the track don't know whether the mail
was rifcd or not"
4 United States Marshal Mead and five
deputies started from Pantano for the
scene OF the robbery upon receipt 81 IN
news. They found the engine and cars
mile from Papago. The robbers had as
n appeared. The marshal sent for troops
aud thirty five soldiers left Fort Lowell
yesterday morning 70 scour the country
for the miscreants. Another body ~
troops with Indian scouts will start from
Yuma.
Superintendent Wilder OF the mail ser
vice received a dispatch from Mail Agent
Trus, OF the Los Angeles a Deming route,
saying the mail and express clerks were
driven from their cars under threa''
Of being blown up by dynamite
The extent Of mail lost Ii not know
The express messenger saved 5000 bs
clcverly hiding il. The rewards offered ~
the Post-Oficc Department. Wells. Fargo
4 20. and the railroad company agrrc
gate ss,.O) for each OF the robbers tha
may be captured The robbers, however
viii probably escape into Mexico.